NFL Player News
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Kalel Mullings RB | TEN
Titans' Kalel Mullings: Activated off IR
The Titans activated Mullings (ankle) from injured reserve Saturday, Jim Wyatt of the team's official website reports.
Mullings has officially been activated off injured reserve after his practice window was opened 12 days ago. The 23-year-old is still listed as questionable for Sunday's game against Seattle, but this move, along with three straight full practices, gives him a chance to appear in his third game this season, likely on special teams.
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Gary Brightwell RB | CIN
Bengals' Gary Brightwell: Elevated off practice squad
Brightwell was elevated from the Bengals' practice squad Saturday.
Brightwell has been on Cincinnati's practice squad since August. He is expected to play a depth role for the Bengals in Week 12, as fellow running back Samaje Perine is listed as doubtful for Sunday's game against the Patriots. The 26-year-old Brightwell will play behind starter Chase Brown and Tahj Brooks.
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Malik Davis RB | DAL
Cowboys' Malik Davis: Joins Dallas' active roster
The Cowboys signed Davis to their active roster off the practice squad Saturday.
Davis logged a season-high 19 percent offensive snap share and turned in campaign-high marks with four carries for 20 yards last Sunday against Las Vegas. He reverted back to the Cowboys' practice squad Wednesday, but Dallas has now decided to sign him to the active roster. Calvin Watkins of The Dallas Morning News speculates that Davis will take on the No. 2 RB role behind Javonte Williams, which is how he had been deployed the past two weeks. Jaydon Blue thus seems marked for third in the RB pecking order.
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Robbie Ouzts RB | SEA
Seahawks' Robbie Ouzts: Questionable to play Tennessee
Ouzts (elbow/personal) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Titans, Michael-Shawn Dugar of The Athletic reports.
Ouzts was listed as a DNP for the first two practices of the week due to both an elbow injury and for personal reasons, and while he's listed as questionable for Sunday's game, he did return for Friday's practice as a full participant. Ouzts was a tight end during his collegiate career at Alabama, but he has carved out regular playing time in the Seahawks' offense after being converted to fullback during the offseason.
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Sione Vaki RB | DET
Lions' Sione Vaki: Listed as questionable
Vaki (ankle) is questionable for Sunday's game against the Giants, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports.
Vaki has played just one offensive snap all season, while he's logged 62 on special teams across four games. Vaki carries minimal fantasy value while Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery are healthy.
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Kalel Mullings RB | TEN
Titans' Kalel Mullings: Questionable for Week 12
Mullings (ankle) is questionable for Sunday's game against the Seahawks.
Mullings remains on injured reserve after his practice window was opened 11 days ago, but he at least has a chance to be activated ahead of Sunday's game against Seattle. The sixth-round rookie has appeared in two games this season, playing just 11 snaps on special teams.
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Jaylen Warren RB | PIT
Steelers' Jaylen Warren: Cleared after full practice Friday
Warren (ankle) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Bears, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.
Warren steadily raised his practice participation throughout the week, as he upgraded to full participation Friday after being limited Thursday and being a non-participant Wednesday. He's expected to lead Pittsburgh's backfield as usual against the Bears, though Kenneth Gainwell is pushing for a larger role after scoring two receiving touchdowns in Pittsburgh's Week 11 win over the Bengals, which Warren exited early due to his ankle injury.
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Kenneth Walker III RB | SEA
Seahawks' Kenneth Walker: Expected to play
Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald said Friday that Walker (glute) is expected to play Sunday at Tennessee despite being added to the injury report and listed as questionable, Michael-Shawn Dugar of The Athletic reports.
An end-of-week addition to the injury report isn't what Walker's fantasy managers want to see, especially ahead of a favorable matchup with arguably the worst team in the NFL. Macdonald downplayed any concerns after Friday's practice, saying Walker's limited practice workload Friday was more about maintenance than anything that might impact the running back's Week 12 availability, per Gregg Bell of The Tacoma News Tribune. Still, fantasy mangers will want to make sure Walker isn't on the inactive list 90 minutes before a 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff this Sunday.
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Bhayshul Tuten RB | JAC
Jaguars' Bhayshul Tuten: Cleared for Week 12, as is Etienne
Tuten (ankle) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Michael DiRocco of ESPN.com reports.
Tuten and Travis Etienne (shoulder) avoided Week 12 injury designations after three limited practices apiece. Both running backs were banged up coming out of Jacksonville's Week 11 win over the Chargers, though Etienne managed to finish that game while Tuten exited in the second half. Tuten had a career-high 15 carries for 74 yards and a touchdown against the Chargers, while Etienne posted 19 carries for 73 yards and two touchdowns in that game. Both running backs could play significant roles against the Cardinals.